In English, Por Favor!

First of all, I just want to say I am SO HAPPY to be back as Veronica Gonzales and not Shawn Rabin. Long story, but I had two blogs (one for an attorney I work with) and all of my posts here were being signed with his name. Anyway, I fixed it all by myself...YAY! I'm a technologically-savvy woman!

So, last Thursday I left work at noon and went to hang with my (middle) sister, Natalie; my other (youngest) sister Vanessa refused to go see this movie. First, we went to eat lunch at Taco Diner (yummy) and then went to see Vicky Cristina Barcelona. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give it a 9. I really enjoyed it. Written and directed by Woody Allen, this film is about two women, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina (Scarlett Johansson), who go to Spain for the summer. They end up meeting an artist (need I say more?), Juan Antonio (Javier Bardem), who convinces them to join him in visiting the town of Oviedo. I will not spoil it for those who haven't seen it, but let's just say Oviedo is where things start to get interesting. Fast forward to Juan Antonio's ex-wife coming back into the picture - enter Maria Elena (Penelope Cruz). And if I said things got interesting in Oviedo, that is nothing compared to when Maria Elena appears on screen. Now, let me say this: Before I saw this movie, I could not stand Penelope Cruz. But now, I have a completely different opinion of her. I think she was amazing in this role as the passionate/psychotic (however you want to look at it) ex-wife. And I also found her to be incredibly beautiful in this movie. All the Spanish-speaking helped, I'm sure. Which brings me to my post title. When Maria Elena appears on screen, Juan Antonio and Cristina are living together and Maria Elena comes to live with them. She is immediately yelling at Juan Antonio and speaking Spanish and he keeps telling her "in this house, we speak ENGLISH!"; she keeps speaking Spanish and he tells her every time "In English, POR FAVOR!". It was priceless, and Natty and I could not stop laughing!

Call me crazy, but I loved all the arguing between Juan Antonio and Maria Elena. In a way, it reminded me of me and Brandon...minus the stabbing and gunshots. They have these heated arguments but they love each other so much and can't live without each other. I mean Penelope Cruz, WOW...I just can't say it enough...she was incredible!